The Book of Shmuel I (Samuel 1):
Chapter 16

1 And HaShem said unto Samuel: 'How long wilt thou mourn for
Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with
oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided Me
a king among his sons.'

2 And Samuel said: 'How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will
kill me.' And HaShem said: 'Take a heifer with thee, and say: I am come to
sacrifice to HaShem.

3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what
thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom I name unto thee.'

4 And Samuel did that which HaShem spoke, and came to Beth-lehem.
And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said: 'Comest thou
peaceably?'

5 And he said: 'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto HaShem;
sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.' And he sanctified Jesse
and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld
Eliab, and said: 'Surely HaShem'S anointed is before Him.'

7 But HaShem said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance,
or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as
man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but HaShem looketh on the
heart.'

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before
Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath HaShem chosen this.'

9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither
hath HaShem chosen this.'

10 And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.
And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The HaShem hath not chosen these.'

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Are here all thy children?'
And he said: 'There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the
sheep.' And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Send and fetch him; for we will not sit
down till he come hither.'

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and
withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And HaShem said: 'Arise,
anoint him; for this is he.'

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the
midst of his brethren; and the spirit of HaShem came mightily upon David from
that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

14 Now the spirit of HaShem had departed from Saul, and an
evil spirit from HaShem terrified him.

16 Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before
thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be,
when the evil spirit from G-d cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his
hand, and thou shalt be well.'

17 And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man
that can play well, and bring him to me.'

18 Then answered one of the young men, and said: 'Behold, I
have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a
mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely
person, and HaShem is with him.'

19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said: 'Send
me David thy son, who is with the sheep.'

20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of
wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved
him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I pray thee,
stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.'

23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from G-d was
upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul found
relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.